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Immediately repeal the "Comfort letters" issued to on the run paramilitaries

Submitted on Monday 19th December 2016

Rejected on Wednesday 19th April 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Immediately repeal the "Comfort letters" issued to on the run paramilitaries

Petition Details

The documents issued by the then British Government under the terms of the Good Friday agreement have created a two tier justice system in Northern Ireland. This should not be permitted to continue.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We're not sure what you mean by "repeal the "Comfort letters". The then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland made a statement to the House of Commons on 9 September 2014 explaining that the scheme is at an end and these letters should not be relied on. We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like the Government to take.

You can read the full statement here:

hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-09-09/debates/14090934000002/HallettReport


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